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Welcome, Katie!  I’m so thrilled that you’re here.  Let’s do this!  Will you please fill out the weight tracking info so I can personally work with you through  to the finish line?  

I understand.  

Right.  So learn from this experience and be stronger next time.  If that doesn’t work, try again.  Eventually you will be strong enough to stick to your guns when you make a decision, and from that point on your entire life falls under your–and ONLY your–control.  

Right.  Make today the last time you ever see 125.

Indeed. 

Ah, Chloe, but you are clever enough to recognize you own self-sabotaging thoughts of premature success.  You recognize that those thoughts are TRYING to disrupt your progress (Goodness!  It seems like the whole world is against us–trying to derail us in one way or another.  People, thoughts, things…this is a tough fight!  But stand strong, and…[Read more]

GREAT job, Rachel!  That’s perfect.  … and you’re off!  Flying through the starting gate.  You are way out in front of the pack.  To win the race, all you have to do is hang on to your lead.  You’ve got this.  Just keep placing one foot in front of the other, and count down the days.  This is AWESOME!!  

Pia–think about how much you really want to get skinny.  You really do!  Think about how much you’ve written here–documenting your ups and downs.  You’ve written a ton!  Don’t you just want to get all of this done … I mean, really done … once and for all?  No more talking about what you should do or what you intend to do.  Just do it.  DO N…[Read more]

Indeed, Gayle.  It sounds as if everything is falling into place for you.  Keep going until your pants are falling too!  

YES!!  That’s EXACTLY right!  Eat only the best of the best, and throw the rest away.  And once you’ve had one bite of the best, you’ve had the whole portion–no point in having another bite.  You’ve got this!  

YES!  That’s it.  If you ever go astray, just start fresh as soon as you can, and you’re back!  The diet never leaves your side; it will always be there for you.  

Great advice.   

Wow!  You have been through some really tough times and yet still able to 60 pounds off: you’ve got a very strong will.  Combine that with the 5BD, and “game on” is right!

Thanks for sharing you history with me (us) and setting the stage.  It sounds like you are in EXACTLY the right place.  Your mind is focused on an extraordinary new you, and…[Read more]

Great!  Then let’s work with it to maximize your weight-loss potential.  Again, it is so important for your health that you get the job done that I want you to put other things on the back burner and make weight loss priority #1.  Then commit to five bites and get it done.  You absolutely will NOT be eating like this for the rest of your lif…[Read more]

I love it all.  Great game plan.  Now comes the tricky part: executing it.  But you can do it!!  

OK.  The whole journey is a learning process.  You will figure out what works for you and what doesn’t work for you.  So bad weeks are important too–to point out what you shouldn’t be doing.

While the long-term benefits of being thin are spectacular, you don’t have to wait until you cross the finish line to already reap benefits.  EVERY TIME you…[Read more]

Thanks!  I like those thoughts!  

Great.

The next time you try and five bite a regular meal, remind yourself how AMAZING you are going to feel when you wake up the next morning.  It feels AWESOME!!  

I agree.  Media changes the perception of what normal weight is by focusing on an altered perspective.